tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post2964075632313171214..comments2018-05-24T10:11:25.900-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Monday's Random MewsingsLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-53219627226777405542013-02-05T09:26:36.033-08:002013-02-05T09:26:36.033-08:00Kathleen - Thanks, Kathleen! We had a lot of fun....Kathleen - Thanks, Kathleen! We had a lot of fun. Hopefully we can go again soon. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-80546300349471668852013-02-05T09:25:46.172-08:002013-02-05T09:25:46.172-08:00Steph - Yes, it is! It warms this reader&#39;s he...Steph - Yes, it is! It warms this reader&#39;s heart. :-) How exciting for you and Trisha! I hope Mouse will enjoy reading on her own one day.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-39130544830403040152013-02-05T09:24:31.611-08:002013-02-05T09:24:31.611-08:00SuziQ - Thanks! It&#39;s such a fun place, especi...SuziQ - Thanks! It&#39;s such a fun place, especially for the little ones. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-41199379403393345052013-02-05T09:03:42.147-08:002013-02-05T09:03:42.147-08:00Staci - I can only take Tom Cruise in small doses....Staci - I can only take Tom Cruise in small doses. His earlier stuff was definitely much better. <br /><br />I am so glad you liked Mockingjay! I know not everyone did. I thought it was good though.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-76948533078351735102013-02-05T09:01:36.266-08:002013-02-05T09:01:36.266-08:00Stacy - Same here. Our museum is about an hour an...Stacy - Same here. Our museum is about an hour and a half drive away. <br /><br />I hope you like Les Miserable when you see it! Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-67440120395383708942013-02-05T09:00:17.152-08:002013-02-05T09:00:17.152-08:00Carrie - A friend had told me about the museum. S...Carrie - A friend had told me about the museum. She takes here twins there often (since they have friends in the desert). Mouse just loves it there. We&#39;ve only been twice so far, but I hope we can go a couple more times at least before the summer heat sets in. <br /><br />I like the sound of The Map of the Sky! I will have to look for that one.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-68394983103610721532013-02-05T08:58:47.263-08:002013-02-05T08:58:47.263-08:00Jenners - Bonk is funny, that&#39;s for sure! I a...Jenners - Bonk is funny, that&#39;s for sure! I am not enjoying it as much as I liked Stiff or Spook though. You are definitely right--not one I want to listen to in front of other people. LOLLiterary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-90292588112260579282013-02-05T08:57:47.705-08:002013-02-05T08:57:47.705-08:00Trish - I agree with your about Crowe as Javert. ...Trish - I agree with your about Crowe as Javert. I think presence wise he did fine, but he couldn&#39;t carry the solos. Still, I really liked the movie and loved how it brought out the emotion of the piece. <br /><br />I gave up on War and Peace when I tried to read it years ago. Second time&#39;s the charm! Hopefully. <br /><br />The Discovery Museum is a bit out of the way (an hour and a half drive there), but Mouse hasn&#39;t minded the drive yet, thank goodness. It&#39;s a fun day&#39;s outing, at least. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-59127663567748607952013-02-05T08:54:35.038-08:002013-02-05T08:54:35.038-08:00Charlie - I worry that I&#39;m taking so long to l...Charlie - I worry that I&#39;m taking so long to listen to this nonfiction book that even the points that stand will be forgotten by the time I write my review. I guess that says something about the book though too, doesn&#39;t it? It&#39;s not a very memorable one. <br /><br />I&#39;ll be curious to know what you think of Shanghai Girls. I always meant to read more by Lisa See after reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but I haven&#39;t managed to yet.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-47184413383001953012013-02-05T08:43:45.042-08:002013-02-05T08:43:45.042-08:00Melody - I&#39;m not that familiar or invested in ...Melody - I&#39;m not that familiar or invested in the character of Jack Reacher to care who plays him and Tom Cruise is generally a good action hero in movies--so I didn&#39;t mind him in the role. I know some did though.<br /><br />I&#39;ll have to look for your review of McMahon&#39;s book!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-7314045399282475082013-02-05T08:42:22.565-08:002013-02-05T08:42:22.565-08:00Megan - I think listening to a book you&#39;ve alr...Megan - I think listening to a book you&#39;ve already read is a great way to go. I did that with the first Dresden Files book by Jim Butcher and think it worked well. I&#39;m still finding nitch with audio books. I think nonfiction and essays/short stories are something I&#39;ll avoid in the future. Suspense novels seem to work best for me--or funny memoirs (which I don&#39;t read a lot of so probably won&#39;t listen to too many)--at least in terms of holding my attention. Mostly. LOL<br />Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46280156304955389032013-02-05T08:38:34.239-08:002013-02-05T08:38:34.239-08:00Kathy - So it isn&#39;t just me? I try to stay fo...Kathy - So it isn&#39;t just me? I try to stay focused, but it doesn&#39;t always work.<br /><br />Mouse has parts of her favorite books memorized. It&#39;s so cute when she reads along with me. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-71758771699386762822013-02-05T08:37:15.986-08:002013-02-05T08:37:15.986-08:00Heather - I love that Mouse is so into books right...Heather - I love that Mouse is so into books right now. :-) I wish I could say the same about listening. I am about half way through the audio of Bonk. I don&#39;t know if it&#39;s the book or me . . .<br /><br />I know what you mean about Tom Cruise. He&#39;s . . . interesting.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-41273740417514764472013-02-05T08:35:16.264-08:002013-02-05T08:35:16.264-08:00Marg - Somehow I&#39;ll figure out how to make tho...Marg - Somehow I&#39;ll figure out how to make those footnotes work for me with War and Peace! Hopefully. :-)<br /><br />We did enjoy Les Miserables very much. I am glad you did too!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-78472769850042499682013-02-05T08:33:37.571-08:002013-02-05T08:33:37.571-08:00Ti - I love it when that happens! I hope you cont...Ti - I love it when that happens! I hope you continued to enjoy it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-53637274608073245892013-02-01T16:28:33.985-08:002013-02-01T16:28:33.985-08:00Sounds like you have been up to all kinds of fun! ...Sounds like you have been up to all kinds of fun! Mouse is adorable and no surprise that she is becoming a book lover!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-1984564295326527362013-01-27T08:31:55.509-08:002013-01-27T08:31:55.509-08:00It&#39;s wonderful to see your child falling in lo...It&#39;s wonderful to see your child falling in love with books. :-) Trisha, who just turned 9, has just recently gotten really excited about reading independently. It&#39;s so amazing to watch. Mouse looks like she&#39;s having a blast at the museum!Quirky BookandFilmBuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448657536155838561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-87000694735989438692013-01-26T10:45:05.191-08:002013-01-26T10:45:05.191-08:00What a great museum - love the photos.What a great museum - love the photos.SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-76296515688315155292013-01-24T17:31:57.489-08:002013-01-24T17:31:57.489-08:00I really can&#39;t watch Tom Cruise any more...lov...I really can&#39;t watch Tom Cruise any more...loved him in Top Gun and Rain Man, but these past 7 years or so I avoid his stuff. <br /><br />Looks like Mouse had fun with her friend!! She is growing up way too fast!!<br /><br />i just finished Mockingjay...loved it! And now I&#39;m reading The Fault in Our Stars!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-23804606988384329592013-01-23T19:42:51.499-08:002013-01-23T19:42:51.499-08:00We have a Children&#39;s Museum here and Gage love...We have a Children&#39;s Museum here and Gage loves it! If it were a little closer we would be there all the time.<br />I thought the movie Jack Reacher was fine, not great. Tom was okay but no Reacher but I dod not blame him for the movie. The script wasn&#39;t great.<br />I&#39;ve never seen or read Le Mis in any way and Jason and I will be going to the theater in a few weeks to see it :)stacybuckeyehttp://stacybuckeye.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-43287373383001537902013-01-22T19:19:59.324-08:002013-01-22T19:19:59.324-08:00The museum sounds amazing! And I love how much Mou...The museum sounds amazing! And I love how much Mouse is already into books - I think you have a future power-reader on your hands. :)<br /><br />I&#39;m currently loving The Map of the Sky by Felix J. Palma.Carrie K.http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-36907999300230128852013-01-22T18:03:53.643-08:002013-01-22T18:03:53.643-08:00I listened to Bonk and really liked it … but it is...I listened to Bonk and really liked it … but it isn&#39;t one you want to listen to with other people!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-66157031349651640962013-01-22T11:03:28.409-08:002013-01-22T11:03:28.409-08:00I hope that you enjoy Les Miserables. I was distra...I hope that you enjoy Les Miserables. I was distracted by the close-ups but the rest was wonderful. The only acting choice I didn&#39;t care for was Crowe as Javert. Think his singing was a weak point in the movie. Anne Hathaway was fantastic.<br /><br />And back to War and Peace? Do I remember you tackling that one a few years ago? ;)<br /> <br />I struggle with audiobooks as well. There were some parts of Bleak House that I listened to three times and finally just read on paper! 11/22/63 really caught my attention, though--never once did my mind stray from the story which is so so rare for me.<br /><br />The museum looks fantastic. I need to look and see what I can find around here. I know both Fort Worth and Dallas have children&#39;s museums but I&#39;m not sure if they&#39;re for little little babes.<br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful week!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-18170253399314186682013-01-22T04:02:49.811-08:002013-01-22T04:02:49.811-08:00The focusing thing is why I&#39;ve not read many a...The focusing thing is why I&#39;ve not read many audiobooks. Sometimes it&#39;s difficult to concentrate on the written word, let along an audio you know will take a long time. Good point about not being able to take notes, I hadn&#39;t thought of that. When an opinion or thought is strong enough, though, you remember it anyway, so maybe it might help filter out the minor issues? Hope you enjoy Les Miserables :) I&#39;m reading Lisa See&#39;s Shanghai Girls.Charliehttp://wormhole.carnelianvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-74028983334169034452013-01-21T22:30:57.407-08:002013-01-21T22:30:57.407-08:00I want to watch Jack Reacher movie, but I&#39;m no...I want to watch Jack Reacher movie, but I&#39;m not sure how I&#39;ll feel about Tom Cruise being the hero though, lol. <br /><br />I&#39;m currently reading &quot;The One I Left Behind&quot; by Jennifer McMahon. A great suspense thriller and I can&#39;t wait to find out the ending!!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.com